Dyess is a decent defender and he is not constantly late in helping out. he is no DPY but he is pretty solid - at least I think so.

If you start running some plays to go inside he will be there as the rest of the guys were during the 7 game winning streak. Not like he is camping out beyond the 3-pt line.

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Dyess did not play in a couple of those games, and no, Dyess won't be there, cause he can't. With Sheed injured, it meant Dyess was a center mostly during the streak. Also, since Amir started during the streak, and JMAX played a lot too, we pretty much always had a power forward in the game. Don't believe me - just go look at the game logs, and then try to tell me Dyess played any significant amount of power forward during that win streak. (or popcornmachine.net is also a great way to review this kind of thing.)

He was happy off the bench and Flip forced him into the starting lineup. After a while he got used to it and started to enjoy it. Then MC announced that we were going a new direction. Dyess wasn't happy about it, but he complied and fell in love with his bench role again. Now, his minutes are going up and he's being injected back into the starting lineup when he'd prefer his current role.

Leave the guy alone and let him grab 15 boards in 25 minutes off the pine.

He was happy off the bench and Flip forced him into the starting lineup. After a while he got used to it and started to enjoy it. Then MC announced that we were going a new direction. Dyess wasn't happy about it, but he complied and fell in love with his bench role again. Now, his minutes are going up and he's being injected back into the starting lineup when he'd prefer his current role.

Leave the guy alone and let him grab 15 boards in 25 minutes off the pine.

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seriously! And it's not just a matter of dyess not wanting the role, it's a matter of -- i think -- "diminishing returns": dyess in 25 mins = 10-15 boards. this does NOT mean that dyess in 35 or 40 mins = 15-20 boards; not consistently anyway.

He was happy off the bench and Flip forced him into the starting lineup. After a while he got used to it and started to enjoy it. Then MC announced that we were going a new direction. Dyess wasn't happy about it, but he complied and fell in love with his bench role again. Now, his minutes are going up and he's being injected back into the starting lineup when he'd prefer his current role.

Leave the guy alone and let him grab 15 boards in 25 minutes off the pine.

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Agreed. Leave Dyess on the bench. Why would you move him from a role that he's extremely comfortable in.

I wouldn't be surprised if this had been something that Joe and MC had discussed during the summer. Maybe they will move into a shorter rotation and get some consistent minutes for these guys. Only 30 some games left.

This is puzzling. This team can no longer play the half-court game and I honestly think that Dyess has not played well recently. His defense has been poor and he is no long quick enough to help out in the pick-n-roll.

I don't care how many fouls Amir gets, we need his quickness and he is learning that on break-outs he can own the high-flying dunks.

Let AI work some plays out with this kid. When AI crosses the FT line and moves anywhere toward the basket, Amir has enough room for close shots...that's all I want.

Dyess plays within himself and is much stronger (defensively and offensively) when coming off the bench. He knows this. I guess everyone does, but Curry.